Has anyone used this for a desk/workstation? What is the slowest comfortable speed?
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This treadmill is not electric, you power it by your own walking speed. The thing is a piece of crap, I would not recommend it to my worst enemy.
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I would not recommend multi-tasking on this treadmill. It has a short track and is always on an incline.
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It goes what ever speed you go. I suppose you could rig it, but I have to hang on so I couldn't do much "work" while walking.
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No! This is a non electric product. It will move as fast or slow as your movement.
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Ira, did you end up getting it and using for a desk/workstation? If so, please let me know your thoughts. It's my understanding you can make it level, which I think would be more comfortable and make it slower. Thanks!
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To my knowledge, the "slow" version simply moves less often. I have always used the slow version (which moves every 10-15 seconds, at least for me) and it has worked like a charm! No more having to enter multiple passwords every time I come back to my desk after a five minute ladies room break!
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I have been using one and have not found slowness to be an issue at all. Your milage may vary. I run three -headed, very regularly for hour and hours per day - sometimes more than 20. However I run with my charger plugged into my laptop almost all of the time. I plub my Diamond BVU USB directly into one of the two USB ports on the side of my early-2011 Macbook Pro i7 2 GHz Intel Core I7 laptop with 16 GB of RAM installed and a booted from a 480 GB Crucial SSD, BTW.
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The slowest speed is a little fast but I don't find it to be a problem. I'm very satisfied with it.
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3 usb ports, the computer is slow though. They say high performance lol where?!
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It moves a lot of paper in my office. But it is small. My office is 9x7 and it works great. If you have the space for a larger fan, I did not, I'd go for a larger one. The reason being at slow speeds, it's hard to notice.
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Yes. There is a slight lag when you compare it to a regular cycle computer if you are speeding up or slowing down
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It has a good selection of speeds, but might be too large for a desk. It is quiet on lower speeds. I think it is worth the money for it's size.
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I use this for my desktop and doesn't present a problem. I don't use my desk top that often but when I do I'm usually one it a couple hours at least. Works fine for me.
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I run a rig with 7 of these and haven't noticed any slow down. I'm using a three year old lap top with only 2 GB of RAM. Hope this helps!
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Cool, thanks for the input. I think I might pull the trigger on this one. I was thinking about building a Home Server from a POS Celeron D Compaq Presario that I already have, but the Acer's removable hard drive trays and low power consumption puts it over the top.
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It's no louder or quieter than any other PC workstation. I only really notice the sound when I log into the unit, reboot it, or access files on it.
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Yes. With any application there is a balance between speed, efficiency, and heat generation. With a NAS speed is less important for a small group of users. You will probably get better performance for a desktop with another drive that has a faster spindle speed and more cache. I only buy Hitachi drives and have for years because of their reliability. They made the drives for IBM servers for many years. They shipped in HP servers and I never saw one fail.
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I have been using this computer as a work computer without any problems at all. The one thing I would suggest is getting a 550 watt power supply and changing it out as soon as your get the system. I have found lots of people have had problems with the incredibly wimpy one that comes with it.
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For me it's definitely worth it because I hate waiting on computers, especially when I've a lot of data to transfer which I often do. If you don't have a lot of data to transfer or if you don't mind waiting a little on computers to do their thing, then save your $24 and go buy a couple of drinks and celebrate your at-easeness in life.USB 3.0 is extremely fast. No, it won't limit the 7200 rpm.
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Slow is a relative thing. I only do web things, surf and e-mail. Some office 2010 programs and I think speed is ok or even good. Maybe a gamer or high graphics use would be slow.I have removed most of bloatware and have no problems and love computers small size for travel.
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Look at this link - http://officewalkers.ning.com/forum/topics/inexpensive-alternative-to-treaddesk-treadmill